MUSICSHEBEATS
Dance. Music. Community. Connection.
Hope's CD Release Parties - Minneapolis
In the heart of downtown Minneapolis events of LIVE MUSIC & DANCE
dynamic Twin Cities choreographers created and performed original DANCE pieces with their groups to songs on albums by Hope Medford, in diverse modern & and hip-hop styles!
Live musical performances featuring female artists
10% of profits donated to a local women's charity organization
The dancers:
Amanda Leaveck
Creative Director of Face Forward, Coordinator of SheBeats, Humanity through Art, Dance Choreographer
Alissa Paris
youth worker, educator, and fly girl, Choreographer
Nielle Arnold
intuitive coach, inspired yoga, Dance Choreographer
Taja Will
Keeper Award-winning dance artist and intuitive healer
The musicians:
DJ SImone Steppa DuJour
Water Dropz
Lizzo
Sophia Eris - of 'The Chalice'
Mayda
Mama Crow
Autumn Compton
Manchita
She beats.
"These events are creatively composed by a woman-centric team of local social artists, with Hope Medford, who gather to honor the voice of feminine strength through movement, music, visual arts, and collective awareness. The sounds and movement invite the audience to engage viscerally not only with the art but fully become present in themselves."
Taja Will
Amanda Leaveck
Dancer and choreographer, Amanda was a head dance instructor for 5 years at Advantage Dance throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Amanda is the Artistic Director of Energy Dance Collective, performing at events throughout the Twin Cities. She is the founder and Creative Director for Face Forward, a nonprofit organization that supports local artists in a socially conscious community.
Alissa Paris
Nielle Arnold
The creator of CeremonI Personal & Professional Power Practices, a Twin Cities-based initiative that encourages listening to and learning from the heart. Through CeremonI Nielle offers life coaching, and transformative workshops designed to reconnect the individual to the truth within them. Nielle is dedicated to creating life-changing empowerment experiences that shift perspectives, create clarity, and open people to what is truly possible. She is a storyteller through prayer, movement, and rhythm.